> On Dec 21, 2015, at 5:43 PM, Darren Duncan <darren at darrenduncan.net> wrote: > > Comic act? Do you consider the MERGE defined in the SQL standard to be a > better designed feature than Postgres' alternative,
Yes. > or do you prefer the former soley because it is in the SQL standard? Yes. > I recall that Postgres went with their brand-new alternative because it was > a better design, more useable in practice; both simpler and more powerful, > easier to express the user's intent and not have arbitrary limitations. No. But lets agree to disagree in the spirit of the Holiday Season! :)
